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He said overgrown trees had to be cleared before sections of the network could be rebuilt. "Due to the scale of the damage, there are areas that will take at least another week to rebuild. Major construction projects are needed in some of t

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Eastern Taranaki facing another week without powerFri, 23 Feb 2018 04:34:00 +0100.
He said overgrown trees had to be cleared before sections of the network could be rebuilt. "Due to the scale of the damage, there are areas that will take at least another week to rebuild. Major construction projects are needed in some of these more remote areas. "We are looking at providing generation to areas that have extended supply issues.

Remote areas of Taranaki may be left without power and water for another week. While electricity has been restored to most of the 26,000 properties that were hit with power cuts during ex-cyclone Gita on Tuesday, some parts of Taranaki are

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Power could be out in eastern Taranaki for another weekFri, 23 Feb 2018 03:15:00 +0100.
Remote areas of Taranaki may be left without power and water for another week. While electricity has been restored to most of the 26,000 properties that were hit with power cuts during ex-cyclone Gita on Tuesday, some parts of Taranaki are proving more difficult to switch back on.

In the wake of Cyclone Gita, one Pastor has claimed that the cyclone was a mild warning from God to the government over their decision to tax pastors. What do you think? Samoa Observer reporter, Nefertiti Matatia, asked members of the publi

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Lui Tamoto, 49 Saleaumua, AleipataThu, 22 Feb 2018 23:57:00 +0100.
In the wake of Cyclone Gita, one Pastor has claimed that the cyclone was a mild warning from God to the government over their decision to tax pastors. What do you think? Samoa Observer reporter, Nefertiti Matatia, asked members of the public in today’s Street Talk: Do you think Tropical Cyclone Gita....

Videos have emerged of a river of mud and logs streaming through a property in the Motueka Valley, ravaged by former Cyclone Gita. Footage filmed in Woodstock shows floodwaters carrying the huge logs and debris along at breakneck pace. The

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'Devastated': Motueka Valley's raging river of logs and mudThu, 22 Feb 2018 09:07:00 +0100.
Videos have emerged of a river of mud and logs streaming through a property in the Motueka Valley, ravaged by former Cyclone Gita. Footage filmed in Woodstock shows floodwaters carrying the huge logs and debris along at breakneck pace. The thick, brown torrent flows extremely fast, pouring into a....

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